When presented as larger images (picture size). We don't spend all our time in brighter light and it is sensible to capture darker areas which we can then mull over to try and discern things, as we do in darker places, and feel the atmosphere of the venues.

I think I wuld have used a smaller aperture (f7 or 8 say) for improved distance clarity but then a lower speed would have been required (or higher ISO) for the same brightness level.